SouveraineOS overview
SouveraineOS is the operating-system composition around Souveraine. It owns the declared release shape: device profiles, package delivery, the session authority, the compositor path and the hardware contracts that make an agent’s body real.
It is not a distribution fork for every phone. It is one common base that asks which body it inhabits. Hardware facts live in a device package and profile; shared policy remains shared.
The split
Section titled “The split”| Layer | Owns |
|---|---|
| Souveraine | Agent identity, memory, sensorium, reflection and application surfaces. |
| SouveraineOS | Distribution contract, profiles, session authority and device integration. |
| Device package | Kernel, boot requirements, DT and hardware-specific quirks. |
| ViewTop | The Wayland compositor path: pixels, windows, lock and idle protocol surfaces. |
The installer is downstream of this contract. It selects a ready profile and applies its declared plan; it does not invent a separate device matrix.
What “ready” means
Section titled “What “ready” means”A profile can be planned, blocked or ready. Only a ready profile is a release claim. Similarly, a capability is only working when it has been exercised on the actual hardware; a kernel message or device node is evidence to investigate, not proof of a feature.